# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXO9M9eiXFz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64045085-newsday-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4443fa206c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-17T13:01:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

Sag Harbor trustees censured Mayor Thomas Gardella and called for his resignation after an investigation found he violated the village's anti-harassment and social media policies.

The village launched an investigation into Gardella's social media use last month after he posted a comment on an Instagram video made by Texas resident Rebecca Chavez. In the video, Gardella appeared to insult Chavez’s wife, Deanah, who has a short haircut. Gardella wrote: “What’s that thing in the background? A guy A girl? some creature?”

Chavez previously described the remark to Newsday as "homophobic" and "horrific."

More at the link in bio. (Photo: Thomas Hengge)
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#longisland #longislandny #suffolkcounty #sagharbor #mayor

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